UCLA receives $6 million from alum to support Undergraduate Writing Center May 19, 2026 The generosity of Kwame J. Granderson, a real estate attorney and developer, will help generations of Bruins ‘write to the top’ of any field they choose.
UCLA announces $5 million gift from Kenneth C. Griffin for fusion science April 15, 2026 The gift will empower the university to launch new research and initiatives at the intersection of fusion science and engineering.
$10 million gift from Angelo Mazzone III strengthens UCLA football for a new era April 1, 2026 The gift will endow the UCLA head football coach position and strengthen key areas that advance student-athlete success.
UCLA Health receives $2.4 million from Rose and Allen Nelson to establish a fellowship in translational and clinical neuroscience March 25, 2026 The gift is being made in memory of their son Brandon, who received his bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from UCLA in 2014.
UCLA Health announces $100 million gift from Stewart and Lynda Resnick to advance mental health care February 26, 2026 The donation from Los Angeles–based global philanthropists will work to address the growing mental health crisis in the city.
Thousands of early modern Japanese books from UCLA, Berkeley, UCSF to be digitized in Yanai Initiative project February 23, 2026 The collaboration with Kyoto’s Ritsumeikan University will create what could become the largest digital collection of its kind outside of Japan.
UCLA receives $2 million gift from the Jivrajka Family Foundation to establish endowed chair February 17, 2026 Dr. Ravi Dave has been appointed Jivrajka Family Foundation Chair to develop and oversee the UCLA Health South Asian Heart Program.
In memoriam: Morton La Kretz, 100, alumnus, environmental champion and lifelong supporter of UCLA February 9, 2026 The Bruin, who earned his bachelor’s degree in 1948, made a lasting impact on the campus’s conservation and sustainability efforts.
Henry Samueli, broadband communications pioneer and UCLA alum, elected to National Inventors Hall of Fame February 2, 2026 The three-time alumnus and namesake of UCLA’s engineering school is being honored for advancing and commercializing broadband technology.
UCLA to receive more than $40 million from estate of alumnus Larry Layne January 13, 2026 A former student-athlete and coach, Layne was a lifelong fan of multiple Bruin sports and a UCLA donor across six decades.
‘A force for good’: Gifts and giving that transformed UCLA in 2025 December 19, 2025 Generous benefactors fueled discovery, expanded access to education and created new pathways for impact.
Chandrashekhar Joshi appointed inaugural chair holder December 17, 2025 The professor, who leads UCLA’s Plasma Accelerator Group, is the first holder of the Mukund Padmanabhan Term Chair in Excellence.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA receives $4 million bequest from the Gambhir Family Trust December 10, 2025 The gift will support the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program by funding an endowed chair and a fellowship.
Q&A: Investing in UCLA entrepreneurial education and experience for students November 5, 2025 Venture capitalist and Bruin alumnus Barry Eggers explains why it’s crucial to get early exposure to the field.
Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg commit $31 million to UCLA Research Park, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA November 5, 2025 The estate gift invests in graduate education in the biomedical sciences, groundbreaking research and capital for pioneering work.
Retired public school teacher leaves UCLA a $4.2 million estate gift to support students October 29, 2025 The final gift from longtime donor Gertrude Pomish, who established a scholarship in 1998, reflects her life’s work.
$2 million commitment to UCLA will advance the study of Jainism and other South Asian religions October 23, 2025 The gift will support the establishment of the Bhagawan Abhinandan Endowed Chair for Jain Studies and Religions of South Asia.
UCLA’s Master of Real Estate Development Program to receive $2.5 million from Standard Communities’ Jeffrey Jaeger and Scott Alter October 14, 2025 The commitment will enable the Luskin School of Public Affairs to endow a new program for students pursuing affordable housing careers.
Steven C. Gordon Family Foundation commits $20 million to expand capacity of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center October 8, 2025 The Laurie and Steven C. Gordon Pavilion will add 103 hospital beds after the fourth floor of the center is renovated.
UCLA Library acquires papers of natural foods pioneer and educator Sandy Gooch October 2, 2025 The entrepreneur, who has several ties to UCLA, turned her passion for health and wellness into a successful supermarket chain.
4 UCLA Samueli faculty named chair holders September 8, 2025 Several faculty members from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have been appointed to new positions.
UCLA School of Nursing to receive $30 million from entrepreneur Joe C. Wen, the largest gift in its history August 5, 2025 In recognition of the commitment, the school will be named in Wen’s honor — the first school at UCLA to be named for an Asian American.
Physicist Mani L. Bhaumik gives UCLA $3 million for postdoctoral research in physical sciences July 15, 2025 The gift will help UCLA recruit scholars in the departments of physics and astronomy and of chemistry and biochemistry.
Inaugural Bruin Giving Day rallies UCLA donors July 9, 2025 Around the world and around the clock, fundraising challenge nets more than $2.2 million in essential support.
Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship launched at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music by Universal Music Group July 3, 2025 The scholarship aims to support high-potential students studying in the school’s music industry program.